docs: def uniform_selection(random, population, args):
      """Return a uniform sampling of individuals from the population.
      
      This function performs uniform selection by randomly choosing
      members of the population with replacement.
      
      .. Arguments:
         random -- the random number generator object
         population -- the population of individuals
         args -- a dictionary of keyword arguments
  
      Optional keyword arguments in args:
      
      - *num_selected* -- the number of individuals to be selected 
        (default 1)
      
      """
      num_selected = args.setdefault('num_selected', 1)
      selected = []
      for _ in range(num_selected):
          selected.append(population[random.randint(0, len(population)-1)])
      return selected